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Even before Google announced OpenSocial, many of us had talked discussed whether a site can be the platform or is the internet itself “the social networking platform”. I had stated “It is my perhaps not so humble opinion that the internet will continue to evolve as the platform for social networking.“ Here is my post […] 

Small messages from Jaiku.Google acquires.Somewhere, Steve weeps. Suggested Research: ZDNet Blog: Google takes out Jaiku Innovation Creators explains with a cartoon Secondary Disclaimer: Any references to names of persons (including CEO’s) is purely coincidental.

Dave Rosenberg has written a thoughtful post on Open Source vs. SaaS with a declaration “Open Source will Win“. His key argument is that open source creates a community of users and developers while SaaS only creates a community of users. I think that open source is a powerful (and rather old) distribution mechanism that […] 

The line that stood out for me at the Office 2.0 Conference panel discussion hosted by Dan Farber is “Does this Office2.0 stuff help me build a better washing machine?” In other words, the customers care about their businesses, how to optimize profits and building better products- and Office2.0 or Web2.0 is no different than […] 

There is a blog war waging on the value of ERP systems or more precisely, the price/value calculation. It all started with a blog post by my friend & Irregular, Dennis Howlett wrote about SAP in a recent post. Thomas Otter wrote a fiery Who Exactly are you calling a Laggard? piece which I think […] 

I found this video on O’Reilly Radar by Brady Forrest. If you love pictures and technology, this will blow your mind.

As we go through this volatility and near madness in the equity markets triggered by mortgage crisis – further enhanced by hedge funds; I thought it would be good to go back and read what Warren Buffett said on this topic. And unlike my other posts, where I pontificate – I will simply quote Warren […] 

Here are some of my recent posts that have attracted more than their fair share of hits, and you may enjoy: Apple insider reveals secret plan to launch revolutionary iCar Charlie Munger’s lessons on life New Meme: Software is Free, Service is Not (Book Review) Power of visualization: Debunking Myths about the Developing World Five […] 

If any of you have seen or heard the new Al Gore lately, you may have found him to be much more likable. Even if you still hate his politics, you may concede that this new Al Gore is more amiable than the politician Al Gore. He seems to be actually having fun, being himself […] 

This week (July 6-9), IIT almuni are getting together in Santa Clara Convention Center for IIT 2007. With marquee names like Hillary Clinton, Arun Sarin (CEO, Vodafone), Jeff Immelt (CEO, GE) – this promises to be an exciting event. But the true stars of the show will be thousand plus IIT alumni gathered to meet […] 

One of my favorite bloggers is Seth Godin and he recently told this story of why a consumer refused to buy a Dyson vacuum cleaner because she probably doesn’t think of herself as that kind of a person – the kind that buys expensive vacuum cleaners. His key point was that consumers don’t just buy […] 

Okay, so I agree that this post is stale news by blogging standards. And yes, there are no revelations in this piece- just a few notes on the Software 2007 conference this past week. The Software 2007 conference this week was a great experience. M R put up a great show with some marquee names […] 

I wanted to welcome my new readers. Please do participate by leaving a comment below. Here is the list of my top 5 articles- Let’s play games! Open source generates lots of value but little revenue India at a threshold- a first hand account Ever heard of Ufida, Kingdee, Tally? TiE Event: The great Virsa […] 

Jeff Nolan just announced on his blog Venture Chronicles that he has resigned from SAP and will be doing something new- which makes me curious. I learned a few things about the art of blogging while working for a large enterprise sofware company from simply following his blog. I also learned a lot more about […] 

I was listening to someone on NPR forecasting a distant future where we would no longer age due to advances in genetics and disease would be mostly stamped out. It led me to ask the question what would that do to the airline industry? Yes, the airline industry. My logic goes as follows. We make […] 

Marc Fleury has written a very interesting post on the future of Red Hat, Linux from Oracle and game theory. He makes the point that a new player has little to gain by entering the Linux market, a self-serving but well thought out argument. He also refers to Red Hat becoming a target of PeopleSoft/Siebel […] 

Yes, I am saying Google is a dinosaur when it comes to Office 2.0 applications. Zoho Sheet is better than Google Spreadsheet as I wrote in a previous entry. And now Zoho is launching Zoho Projects- a complete project management app for the 2.0 fanatics. Some features I like:– Integration with Calendar– Easy to add […] 

I wanted to welcome my new readers. Please do participate by leaving a comment below. Here is the list of my top 5 articles- Let’s play games! Open source generates lots of value but little revenue India at a threshold- a first hand account TiE Event: The great Virsa story for Enterprise Software Disruptive Innovation, […] 

I recently wrote an article for the Line56 magazine, and it is now published on their site at Line 56 site. Here is the introduction: When CIOs leave their homes this summer for a vacation, they will not just lock the front door but will attempt to secure every door and window. Unfortunately, the same […] 

If you are an enterprise software entrepreneur, the Virsa story will definitely warm your heart. In addition, if you believe humility, hardwork and intelligence should pay off you would have enjoyed today’s presentation. The husband-wife team of Jasbir Gill and Kaval Kaur created and led the startup from start to acquisition by SAP. Virsa: The […]